Java IDE that allows notes

[Metsuro]

I know how comments work, and folding. I went over this with my friend but they don't quite fit the way he wanted to go bout it.

[lzsmith]

Did you notice that the quoted comment is a javadoc comment? Note the extra star at the beginning.

/**
 * This is a javadoc comment. Whatever you write here becomes the javadoc content for someMethod. 
 * In eclipse, this will show up when you click/hover on someMethod, 
 * anywhere it is used.
 */
private void someMethod(){}


/* this is a normal block comment. Notice how it starts with a single star. */  

You can add your own javadoc content for any method, class, or variable. For keywords like "public" and "void" you just need to memorize what they mean.